Exercise Training and Hepatic Metabolism in Overweight/Obese Adolescent (HEPAFIT)

Universidad Santo Tomas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mental Health Wellness 1; Lipid Metabolism Disorders; Obesity; Metabolic Syndrome X; Body Composition, Beneficial

Treatments: Behavioral: Low physical activity program; Behavioral: High physical activity program; Behavioral: Low and High physical activity program; Behavioral: Conventional physical activity program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02753231

UR-21042016

Details and patient eligibility

About

The HEPAFIT Study aims to examine whether a 6-months physical education program has benefits on hepatic metabolism and cardiovascular health as well as on selected physical fitness and mental health outcomes among adolescent overweight/obese from Bogota, Colombia.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Overweight or obesity status
• 11-17 years old
• Written informed consent
• Interested in improving health and fitness

Exclusion criteria

• Any other conditions which, in opinion of the investigators, would adversely affect the conduct of the trial.
• Clinical diagnosis of diabetes
• Pregnancy
• Drugs/alcohol abuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 4 patient groups

Low physical activity program

Experimental group

Description:

Three Physical Education sessions / week

Treatment:

Behavioral: Low physical activity program

High physical activity program

Experimental group

Description:

Three Physical Education sessions / week (increased volume)

Treatment:

Behavioral: High physical activity program

Low and High physical activity program

Experimental group

Description:

Three Physical Education sessions / week (increased volume and intensity)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Low and High physical activity program

Conventional physical activity program

Active Comparator group

Description:

One Physical Education sessions / week

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conventional physical activity program